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Alternative and Complementary Medicine
ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Bascom, A. (2002). Incorporating herbal medicine into clinical practice. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.
Chapter 3, "Doctor can't do me no good:" Social concomitants of health care attitudes and practice among elderly Blacks in isolated rural populations (pp. 33-40), by J. H. Blake LITERATURE, SOUTHERN, FICTION -- CLASSICS
Caldwell, E. (1978, 1932). Tobacco road. Cambridge, MA: R. Bentley.
Sharecroppers in Georgia. Tobacco Road is outside of Aiken in the "Horse Creek Valley," (Langley, Bath, Clarwater, Warrenville et al.), which is peopled with "mill villagers." Caldwell was raised on both sides of the Savannah River; his mother lived most of her life in Allendale, SC. (White trash) (A "classic" that illustrates the cultural basis from which present day mores arise)Griswold, F. (1939). A sea island lady. New York: William Morrow. (Southern white) Southern life after the Civil War. Good description of genteel poverty. Includes a reality-based description of a hurricane that devastated Beaufort and surrounding sea islands in the late 19th century. A very long book (as long or longer than Gone With the Wind ), but an all-time favorite. (Southern white) (A "classic" that illustrates the cultural basis from which present day mores arise) (LCAHEC library) (LCAHEC library)Harris, J. C. (1965). Uncle Remus. New York: Schocken Books. This extremely important book is often overlooked because it is so old and written by a white author. Actually, Harris wrote down the fables and myths he heard from African Americans. Myths and fables, as any Jungian scholar will tell you, are the embodiment of values and belief systems of a culture. Brer Rabbit is the "every man" surviving on his wits, similar to "Coyote" to the American Indians. (African American) (A "classic" that illustrates the cultural basis from which present day mores arise) (Available at Hampton County Library but not at Charleston County Library; available at the Beaufort Book Store) (LCAHEC library)Peterkin, J. M. (1924). Green Thursday–Stories . New York: Knopf. "Vividly rendering the sights, sounds, smells, and sensation of a bygone rural South, these closely connected stories revolve around the sometimes tragic lives of a black farming couple, Killdee and Rose Pinesett." – Jacket. (African American) (LCAHEC library)Peterkin, J. M. (1928). Scarlet Sister Mary. Dunwoody, GA: N. S. Berg. This is a story of plantation life after the Civil War, when times were hard for everybody. Scarlet Sister Mary singlehandedly supplies hands to help on the farm while enjoying life and all its sins and pleasures. She "sees the light" and is "saved" in time to take the glory road to Heaven. Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a Southern way of life. (African American) (A "classic" that illustrates the cultural basis from which present day mores arise)Steinbeck, J. (1989, 1939). The grapes of wrath . New York: Viking. This novel portrays the experience of the Joad family as it attempts to escape The Great Depression and the dust bowl of Oklahoma by moving to California. Instead of a better life, they encounter the trials and tribulations of becoming migrant workers. Also available on video tape. LITERATURE, SOUTHERN, NONFICTION
Ball, E. (1997). Slaves in the family. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
"Elias [Ball] and his progeny built an American dynasty that lasted for sic generations, acquiring more than twenty plantations along the Cooper River near Charleston, selling rice known as Carolina gold, and enslaving close to four thousand Africans and African Americans until 1865 , when Union troops arrived on the lawns of the Balls' estates to force emancipation." This is "the story of one man's exploration of his family's slave-owning past and his search for the descendants of the people his ancestors kept as slaves" (Quoted from book jacket). (Southern)Branch, M. M. (1995). The water brought us: The story of the gullah-speaking people. New York: Cobblehill Books. A short history of the Gullah culture, from the past through today, written by an African American. Based on research in the Low Country (Charleston, Daufauskie Island, Johns Island, St. Helena, interviews with Emory Campbell, et al.) (African American) (LCAHEC library)Carawan, G., & Carawan, C. (1989). Ain't you got a right to the tree of Life? The people of Johns Island, South Carolina--Their faces, their words, and their songs (rev. ed.). Athens: The University of Georgia Press. An oral, musical, and photographic record of Gullah culture on Johns Island from the mid 1960s through the late 1980s. (African American)Dash, J. (1991). Daughters of the dust: The making of an African American woman's film. New York: New Press. The film, Daughters of the Dust , tells the story of an African American sea-island, or Gullah, family preparing to come to the mainland at the turn of the century. The details of a persisting African culture and the tensions between tradition and assimilation are revealed. This book, which includes the complete screenplay for the movie, describes the story of her extaordinary 16-year struggle to complete the project. (African American) (LCAHEC library)Greene, M. F. (1991). Praying for sheetrock: A work of nonfiction. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. A look at rural life in McIntosh County, GA, during the early 1970s. For years, a white sheriff holds the county in the palm of his hand until a respected African American dares to oppose him. Very interesting reading! (African American)Griffin, J. H. (1961). Black like me. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. "Skin temporarily darkened by medical treatments, hair shaved, John Howard Griffin is ready to pass as a Black in the Deep South." ? Jacket (African American)Mays, J. B. (1997). Power in the blood: Land, memory, and a southern family. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. A Canadian rediscovers his Southern roots following the death of his aunt. He searches for answers to his identity through traveling through the Virginia tidewaters and towns in South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana where his ancestors lived during 400 years of American history. The author "struggles with facts, stereotypes, and contradictions...." (Jacket) (LCAHEC library)McTeer, J. E. (1976; reissued 1995). 50 years as a Low country witch doctor. Columbia, SC: R. L. Bryan Company. Witch craft, its effects on Low Country believers, and the white sheriff who learned the art of the "root doctor" to relieve its spells. A true story and wonderful book. (White/black) (A noncirculating book at the Charleston County Library.)Mitchell, F. (1999). Hoodoo medicine: Gullah herbal remedies. Columbia, SC: Summerhouse Press. Written by a medical anthropologist who conducted research regarding the use of medicinal plants in the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1974, the book briefly describes the history of the Sea Islands and the traditional black medical system. Contains a directory of medicinal plants and herbs historically used by the Gullah people accompanied by their uses among other African American, Native American, and Euro-American communities. (Available from Charleston County Library and University of South Carolina Library.)Pinckney, R. (1998). Blue roots: African-American folk magic of the Gullah people. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications. Written by a native of Beaufort who, although white, grew up in the heart of Gullah culture. He shares the "stories of haunts...the tales of root doctors, spells, and hexes, as they were told by people who loved me" (p. 18). The afterward describes his "Searching for Dr. Buzzard," a project that captivated him for months, ending in a photo of the supposed grave of Dr. Buzzard on a remote corner of St. Helena Island. Highly recommended. (Not available at Charleston County Library) (LCAHEC library)Rhodes, R. (1989). Farm: A year in the life of an American farmer. New York: Simon & Schuster. Farm , an ethnography, follows the daily lives and fortunes of one Missouri farm family as they "struggle to wrest a livelihood from the land, harvesting corn, birthing calves, planting wheat, coping with the vagaries of nature and government regulations, dealing with the endless labor and disappointments of man's oldest occupation ...." (Rural)Rosengarten, T. (1992, 1986). Tombee: Portrait of a cotton planter. New York: Quill/William Morrow. The actual diary of Thomas B. Chaplin (1822-1890), chronicling the day-to-day operation of a plantation. The work and worry required of the "master" is seen to be quite different from the myth of the idle rich plantation owner. The first half of the book is a "Life and Times" by Ted Rosengarten (Charleston area resident); the last half is the actual diary. There are some explanations by "outlander" Rosengarten that might be disputed by the natives. (Southern white) (A "classic" that illustrates the cultural basis from which present day mores arise) (LCAHEC library) LITERATURE, OTHER, ODDS AND ENDS
Cookbooks: Recipes & Food Memories (Strong Families & Good Cookin' Go Hand in Hand)
Recipes using food-stuffs available on the island--seafood, port, chicken, and garden produce. Contains photographs.Johnson-Coleman, L. (2001). Larissa's breadbook: Baking bread & telling tales with women of the American South. Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press. As Larissa's mama said, "Southern bread is not just Southern bread...it pays tribute to some pretty awe-inspiring folks" -- Miss Bessie (sharecropper), Miss Martha (poor white trash), Lady Patricia (descendent of a Civil War survivor), Sister Friday (Gullah), Cha-Wa-Ke (Southern Appalcian Cherokee), Annie Lee Watkins (just plain mountain folk), Mrs. Rachel Cohen (Jewish mother), Signora Josephine Morelli (Italian), Seniora Chepita Cotera (Mexican Amerian migrant), and Ma Chere Elise (Cajun)Mickler, E. M. (1986). White trash cooking. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Introduction provides vivid description of White Trash vs. White trash and the characteristics of White Trash cookin' (a kissin' cousin to Soul Food). Color photographs.National Council of Negro Women. (1991). Black family reunion cookbook. New York: Simon & Schuster, A Fireside Book. Black and rebellion cuisine--contemporary and traditional recipes. Explanatory notes for each recipe. MINORITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATION HEALTH
Aday, L. A. (2001). At risk in America: The health and health care needs of vulnerable populations in the United States (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
TEXTBOOKS, RURAL HEALTH
Geyman, J. P., Norris, T. E., & Hart, L. G. (Eds.). (2001). Textbook of rural medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division.
Chapter 11, American Indians and Alaska Natives (pp. 127-139), by E. R. Rhaodes & K. CravattHunter, R. H., Gaylord, S. A., Britness, M., & Ashford-Works, C. (1998). Making a difference in rural communities: A guide for trainees in the health professions. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Program on Aging. Loue, S., & Quill, B. E. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of rural health. New York: Klower Academic/Plenum Publishers. Chapter 5, Ethnic issues (pp. 73-102), by R. D. Baer & J. NicholsRicketts, T. C. (Ed.). (1999). Rural health in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press. Schuman, S. H., & Simpson, W. M. (n.d.). AG-MED: The rural practitioner's guide to agromedicine, Diagnosis and management at a glance. Kansas City, MO: National Rural Health Association. TEXTBOOKS, TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH CARE
Purnell, L. D., & Paulanka, B. J. (2003). Transcultural health care: A culturally competent approach (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.
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